Financial Management- Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Financial Management is a twelve (12) credit hour online certificate program designed to equip students with the analytic skills and theoretical knowledge needed for a wide range of professional careers in finance. The program’s rigorous, flexible, and cutting-edge curriculum provides students with the foundational knowledge required to create innovative solutions for financial issues and articulate impactful financial decisions to decision-makers.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will be able to perform sophisticated financial analyses using the appropriate financial tools, techniques, and technologies pertinent to a wide range of financial issues.
2. Students will develop a thorough understanding of the purpose of financial statements and the importance of financial reporting in evaluating a company’s performance in relation to strategic business decision-making and forecasting.
3. Students will develop an understanding of the appropriate valuation concepts, techniques, and models used in typical finance and investment practice.
4. Students will develop an understanding of the financial planning and wealth management process from the perspective of a practicing financial planner & wealth manager.
5. Students will develop an understanding of the processes, methodologies, and tools used to transform a large amount of financial data into useful information to inform business decisions and actions.

The program can serve as a first step to a master’s degree in finance. Graduates of the program will be eligible for admission to the Master of Science in Finance degree program upon completing a master’s admission application and submitting all required documentation.

Admission Requirements:

A minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required to be admitted to the Financial Management Certificate Program